Past Simple is used for short actions ('apologised'), and Past Perfect Continuous to emphasize the duration of a past action ('had been waiting').
Se usa el Pasado Simple para acciones cortas ('apologised'), y el Pasado Perfecto Continuo para enfatizar la duración de una acción pasada ('had been waiting').
| Task | The service company _________ (to apologise) because we ________ (to wait) for our car for 5 hours. We ______ (to be) totally exhausted. |
|---|---|
| Answer | 4 |
| a | apologised / had been waiting / had been |
| b | had apologised / waited / were |
| c | apologised / were waiting / were |
| d | apologised / had been waiting / were |
| comment | 1,3. We use the Past Simple for short actions which were finished in the past. 2. We use the Past Perfect Continuous to emphasize the duration of the action which started in the past and continued up to some moment in the past. |
| topic | past tenses |
| level | 2 |
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